.=-3,. uv,-» »<._.._. I i ii l ».~.-,»._f_, _-Q li ,,_. Y*/"LE ~ V. liz.. lx. .. . ._ \ i .“`f“`<":‘ . J .df vi Ll 9 s NEWS -G G ,1. . 1, V Union-AN oovaics PRINDE EDWARD ISLAND LIKE Tl-is DEW , , ;. -_-Z fr 2... ....._. ..._. _ f . Av...iHs as-"'f,S-.""°1=p ~ A .'l~-or 'f‘f[]’°°I='"»’» Pilbbr oven 4s,oc>o i=a¢¢d¢»-- Dairy . c nusei by 'svn Guardian, Th Go to Y M, ' I W I I ' I _(_ ‘ ' 'dr U 2 .,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,,,,, §f,',,_ ,",_ MM ,,,,_ , ,W ci-iAaLo1'rs'rowN, CANADA. TUESDAY. Apnii. 1,1919 “""""‘ 'F""°"'*'°"' ",°"°"“»_. , Expressed that Final Conference will (Special .to thc Guardian) PARIS, March 3i.-Signs that the forces of the conference look the early completion of thc first -peace trea-ty are found in the pre- poration; now going on at Versailles for ii meeting oi’ the Peace Con- . ference or its representatives with the German commissioners. Telegraph and telephone lines are being installed and accommodations have been pro- vided -for the large secretarial staff which must hlindle the details of the treaty making. Privately confidence is gxpressed by the leadng delegates that the Germans will sign the treaty though not ofcourse without strenuous objections over many details. _ GERMANY MAY RETAIN POLITICAL SOVEREIGNTY OVER SAAR iuxitls, Mnr. ni.-'ras council or Pour has given fresh consideration to the question of the Saar Valley and it is believed than the council has virtually settled upon a plan to per- mit Genmany to retain political inennniuc ro iieni ennnlu-coinilssiounks Germans twill Sign Treaty. ' ' be Held at Versailles. ` resources, in that section for ii limit- ed time, supposedly based upon ii. time allowance for the settlement oi in- demnity. . GENEVA MAY BE SEAT OF LEAGUE OF NATIONS PARIS, Mar. 31.--It is understood that the committee having in charge the selection of the official seat of the league of nations has reached ii dcfinito decision in favor of Geneva. MAneHAl. Fool-i 'ro MEET GERMAN PLENIPOTENTIARY AT SPA AMSTERDAM, Mor. lil.-lil response to Germany's note on the subject oi Danzig .Marshal Focli has offered to give personally nt Spa to u German plenipotentiary fully empowered to decide within tweiity~four hours full particulars and required guarantee.; concerning the landing of Gen liallcr's troops. V - Tile German Government according to Berlin advices has decided to semi sovereignity while France will be g_i_v- en economic control of the mineral, Mathias Erzlierger as pleiiipotelltlnry o meet Marshal Foch. Hungarians Attack ! French Troops! (Special to The Guardian) I PARIS, March 31.-A small force oi' French troops stationed in thc! neutral zone between Hungary and ltenmonin nnve. son., attacked ny' Hungarian troops, three hundred andl ilfty of the French being taken prls-i oners, according to an oilicial report., received here. On demand of the‘ French general the release `of the prisoners has been promised by the Hungarians. Greatly disturbed cou- ditions are reported to exist in Hun- HHTY- . How Australia , Provides for Soldiers (Special to Tne Guardian) MnDaoUnNn, Mar. si.-Minister sri Defence. Wise. says that under thiii Defence Act the employers refusing' to reinstate returned soldiers are liable to a fine oi' £600 which tho: court may order to be paid to me employee not reinstated. ~ -¢__.-__i--l_., 1 .i _ i counnusno srncinis l mm»M 'VYl\N~rso.- A MAN ro wonic on farm. Apply to I-larry Easory, Union' ima. me-a-zsniaipiil °-i--_--_-___» 'ron sAl.:-'rwo one or nano-I }*°°fl- Apply to A. i-ici-ns at co., Ap.1‘~2|.‘ *"°" .. ' -mum _ Mii.i<. Mii.i<.__oi_u1-gn 'WUI Produces best results-will mail , circulars when asked for-_. Cllrvoli Bros. _4780.3.”n'\1¢,k_ -ii- *¢__` oiiiiivmlws oilmrlllnv lurruil hhhor. Printed. "Fresh Dairyilluti ter"--lilo por 100. P” png; 40¢_ Slilllfdlill Oilieo. sdli=1-femur. 'illihmu in rliicito.-lx-rail ‘dllillii riilow iilxogon venous, ruli bil' ¢lDl Wctl. Dir dozen, wortlrll dis. oooh. lhlppod-' ill_ error and . -slim, ull at iiinooaai. Ajply Guara- ~. its onlne. me-s-ionrii. MIDDUI OF . liouselfor. fgmily of four, uii|u_riiip)io,d. all ‘i5'§!i.lllOl’i . spat. eta. 9. Allies Receive Pro- i ` » posal from Russia (Special to The Guardian) LONDON, March Lil.-+G/corgc [mils- bury. editor of the new labor news- paper. the Daily Period, declares that -lie Allies have received fl pro- posal for an understanding with the prcselit rulers of liussia and intiin- cites that the conditions of that un- derstanding iare the wltlldmwul of Allied troops from Russia und the abandonment of the policy of inter- ference in liussinn affairs. Russia on her part would be will ing not to interfere with the affairs of other nations, allow Finland, I-is thonia, Ukraine and other republics .formed from the bygone Russian ein- pire to choose their own form of Government and to repay ilussirrs international debts. _ Allied Operations Against Hungary (Special to The. Guardian) PARIS, March 31.--Tile extetisioi: of the authority oi General -Muiigiii wllo. according to report, will bl- choscu to direct the allied oneratioiis: against Hungary, to include the Pol- ish army, will be considered by tho Allied military authorities, says ln- Matin. in order to establish under one command a front from the Baltic to the Black Sea. _,é_.__.____._.___. ‘By the Empress oi Britain Capt. Lightizer and E ' Corp. Percy Bourke i Only Islanders ST. JOHN, March 31.--'l‘lio Empress , of Britain, which has carried hundred i and seventy thousand 'Canadians over- I seas, entered port and discliargcd lie; | human cargo of 2,897 scldicrs this I morning. i The clearing staff and the C. P. li.. ‘ were both out to make ni record and they did it. The last man and the last .troop train left the city four hours izlnd fifteen minutes after the gaug- plank- was - adjusted. Among the officers was Capt. Jas. Lightizer who wont over as Sgt.-Major I in the 2nd Siege Battery under Major Peake. Capt. Llghtizer. who was once reported dead hy the London Record Office, is still suffering some what from his wounds. lie was one of the 1 First Canadians to enter Mons when the Czilialliilns took the town nt five o‘clock»on the morning of the fateful November 11th. His brother'Sgt.~Majoi' John Lightizer is still iii France with the Composite Expert Operating Rall- way Corps. The only -other Islaiider oil board was "Corp. Percy Bourke, Ch‘towri whose dispersal station is giv- as Ottawa. Corp. Bourke muy have gone on to Ontario but Capt. Ligliliz- Two Troopships for Halifax (Spccial to the Guardian) _ i LONDON, March 31.-The 'Mclita isitiled from Liverpool for Halifax on ‘Friday with four nursing .sisters 54 officers from Loiiclon slid 303 other ranks from Buxton together with their wives and families. Col. Clark Ken nedy and brig generals Griesbach uno Dyer were aboard. The Caronia sailed un Saturday' l from Liverpool for Halifax with G5 of- lficers and 3,397 men- from Kinmel 'Ca-mp and four nursing sisters _from London. 20 ofiicrs and 656 men for Toronto, 10 officers and 498 men for Halifax. €_._l...___.___... Ex-Kaiser et al . To be Tried (Special to the Gllnrdlail) PARIES, March 31.-The commliisoil on responsibility for the wiir has de~ ,cided, first soieiilnly l0 Cvlllhllllll *ll*-‘ lvlolation or iieutrallty and nli i'the ‘crimes committed by tho central empires: second. the appoint- ment of an international tribunal to judge all those responsible including the former Emperor, , oenenkt Mancini confess ` w_i'ri-i ci.EMsNcE/lu. ` (special is The oem-slim) PARTS, March Sl.-General Mau- ‘gin wiio, it has been reported, will be appoiiitod to command allied op- erations in the Balkansnnd Russia had ii l-.oliference with l’reuiicr Clem- ! ie'n0en`u at thc Ministry of War. American Time : The Canadian Railways advanced their time one hour yesterday in con- formity with tlie regulations :overn- ing the Railway systems of the United States. leading to general confusion in the city. The trains.Polt office and the newspaper oiilces were compelled, to follov/_the new time for tlili distribut- ion of nilils- throughout the coiinti~y, biit,ot.l\_orvfile Standard Tliilg was ob-' _ , , _ ,A.inaetin¢ of the City Council will tolls place tonight to dfseitiis tile mat- ter u_id';it.i| mdre than likely it (will deoidgiti favor of tlieadoption or itali- W\¥ Time ,llpthii has been done by other-'large cities throughout Canaan. 'riig Banks tiny; boon instructed by I Q ‘jvlfvxno .*.ll~vl.*\\° 'letlii there will be .sniiliffuifcime By the Regina The S S. Regina. which urrrived at Halifax, Sunday fronl England had the following soldiers for P. E. Island: Rnd Lt. A. G. Mo0ougaii, Mslpeque 2nd Lt. W. A. -Smith, Charlottetown Sergt. J. A. McDonald, Charlottetown Bpr. AI McKinnon, Charlottetown Spf. W. B. Darby. St. Eleanors Pte. J. Hayter, High Bank Pte. C. ‘f-I. Love, Charlottetown A number of these arrived homo init night. including the following officers Liellts. imith. and ltfefloudln and Serge. -lioD,ona,l,i_l. Lieut Smith is il use-_eg-npr. mi Msg. w. ni. enum.-, §l!lI|ld"l!l'¢lt:. Ho hll been serving - ,‘.ff,0.i&i~3i~ln¢If,nziiillleiil;§~,l!t1!lifr\ilblh j;.`,ai~‘il»-‘mill lui- nm. _ A ~ . “¥§ft£il'd.“§Akli. no s .. _ il moi. . _ ai_ “nis lint* Lin i.4if`.`-I-2 ~.» ,lm er will bc in Cliurlottctowu Tuesday( night. p »' Daylight Time Discussed Railways to be Sum-I moned Before at . Commission 5 ____ . (From our own Correspondent) ` OTTAWA, Mar. 31.-in the llouscl fills afternoon niinoliiicemcilt wusi made as to parlliunelit's proposltioiii in regard to light time for Ottrlwnl civil service. | Civil service starts tomorrow onl daylight saving time, but parliament! will wait nnlli ine decision of ine! ll/ailway Commission is nnnolinceil tomorrow afternoon. The commission has sumiiloned the railways to appeal' before it to show cause why the time should be changed in defiance of Parliii ment which re-pudlutod the proposuli in the House. Sir Tlioliias White reported that ual soon as the Boards decision is an-l nounced lie would decide what the] House should do in regard to open-| ing and closing oil dsylightgtline. As situation will be tomorrow, iliei House will open nt three o‘clnck standard time, or four o'clock by day- light time and rise at seven o'clock day-liglit time. The consequence Wllli he tliilt many niciuliers will 'fiiltl iii cold slipper waiting for them when; they get home. Tllc last has been heard of the case of Sir »(Zh:il‘lns Fitr.patl‘ick who dren' 5.000 dollars voted :is expenses forl attending the privy council when hcl did not spend the money. A deniund was made for the return of thc money I ii1_tlie House several days ligo byl Dr. Edwards. This afternoonltivn-S :in~ nounccd that Sir Charles had sent a chcqlic for $5.000 t0 lllc i!l_>\’€\'lll’f\0l\l with the request that it.-be rcillriiull lil reply to a qucstloil, lion. Mr. Mewburn, annouiiced that Sllllfl' Ulf’ arniistice was signed. soldiers luclud-` ing those employed in Camilla had been demobilizcd to the number oi 164,821. Tile number brought across the ocean was 12l,979; the nurnbei' now on the way enroute to Canada was 8,078. liir. Mewburii also stated li. haul, been decided to return tho Siberian forces but he could not give the diite as that was against the regulations. He expected, however that the mcn mobilized a few months ago for ser- vice with the Alllcd forco° ‘"1 Siberiui would soon hu l"otlil'llf.‘d til Cilllil-(lil. and domobilized. i Major C. J. Pmver asked if ilifli govt, was aware nf orguniziitions ini Montreal and other large cities organ 1 ized to prey upon soldiers. They miidc ii specialty of iiiaklilg loans to sol- diers at exorbitant retes of interest. discounting their pay checks und otherwise mulctiiig them. Tile Minister of i\'lllli.iii replied illoi dept. had no inforlnation of any suciil organization or that such business was going on. lion. I". ll. lVlc(.‘ui‘dy liiovoll that the Civil Service Act be amended to give i"et\li'nod soldiers who had semi service overseas slid had become casu- nlitiea every preference when apply- ing for positions of -public employment. i-ie claimed Caiiudii owed these men ii, debt and should ln.ke some siopsi tbtgliquidiite lt. This would bo us good ii way as any bv knew to give sni- diers prcicrciico for nil pllhllc ein- ploymcni. , Major Itcrlnionfi seconded the rc- solution saying hc would like to ser it arranged that for one year nonl- but returned soldiers couiil try cxamsm for appointment lo positions in thai govt. services. lie agreed with'llir. MoClirdy that nothing the country could do would adequately repay the men`who had gonc overseas and made sacrifices for the cause of freedom and democracy. _ The debate continued a long time: and the resolution was finally carried. This being private members day nothing of grave importance wiis hoq fore House. it is expected the.next government measure of importance to l occlrp attention at any length will bei ilioiq'-|.l»fl|hway Bill which in already in'l0\'nlMftoe stop. .It will who it ll lou time to-get through that stage, as there is a disposition to'diseiiss_ Cvvrr-'then or ll. _ ~___‘ _ More Ready to be, Handed Over When H Needed l00,0ll0,000 Marks Now Paid, (Special to The Guardian) I BERLIN, Milr. Ill.--The North Gur- iiiilii Gazette lc-urns that the Gerlnnii flilalnco eoiniilissioii will stop at -Spzi on its way lo confer with thc allied commission. The conferences lit We-l mar Thursday resulted in ii coni.plc_ti~ understanding and although tho lie~ ta.i_ll~i have not yet been published il is known that they concern all pend- ing financial questions, particularly soncerriing additional ways and means for the payment of food. Germany has already delivered 100. 000,000 marks and hollis niiother 220,, 000,000 marks in readiness while’ ncgoifutlons are proceeding regai'dili_.z the ulnount slid the iiieans of rliislii: tho third instalmeiit. ’l`lie commission will also bring up the question til' lilo possibilitybf more extensive e.\'- ports which will prcbahly rulsc lhc question or ine liincir list. DominionsSolders Penalties Penal Sentences May Be Served Where Soldiers Enlisted - (Special to the Gils.i'1lian) LONDOV Marcli 31-The new urmy J ' ' pbiil provides that lnemliors of the LONDON, March 31’ - l\YJii‘ei¢n imperial forces enlisted iii the Donlin~ ions and sentenced to penal servitude need not serve their sentence in the Unite-il Kingdom as hitherto provided in all soldiers' cases. blit in the Doni- loris in which they were enlisted, Timbepfrom Canada (Special to the Guardian) i \\'ASIiINGTON, Marcin 31.-Attoim tion is oiilciully called ill ri pamphlet issued by the Secretary of Agricul- PEACE TREATY SOLDIERS DOINGS AT lHUNS PAY PROVISIONS HUNGAR NEARING COMPLETION (RETURN OTTAWA‘ FOR FOOD OF NEW BILL ~ i luungirinn Soviet ite- public Makes Coil- cessions to Allies .-___ lMilitary El-‘y fSi>ccial to the Giiarfiiiig) Minister Bela Kun has issuoti'a"d¢'éroe 'extending the protection of the “Hungarian Soviet Republic" to the Foreign iililiiary Missionary in "B`ut£p~ pest. A Hungarian vvtrel¢s'ii'il'ilidt=i:n received here today darn tndfliiliiis will he permitted to ily i1ilo"nl#¢'of iU. S. Getting Too Much i§,’j,j‘_,fq{_§,'i’;§;=;_"° °°“¥‘"’°° °“' W i. Il.euter's Paris oorr'erpol.tlTt!'1it“$'Udl in report received from 'Prlssttrufl fro itlie effect tlini ibenilied iamloo U iBudape.-sthas started for Bbliftdel i ,ALLIEB MAY LAND IN FORCE Z ture to the increasliig investiiieiit off AT DANZIG Ailicl'il:ilii capital in the tlullier rv- sources oi' Criiindn and thc diminish- ing supply of timber in the United States. Thur it will he but ll short time uiltil more of the timber supply i PAR-IS, Mar. til.--The Temps tiolhy says that the Allied associated govern- ments seem to have decided to dis- iegord the German objections con- s , - . of the United States will have to be ' coming Danzig and gg img by forge, , ,lrirzlwii from the forests of Canada is if necegggnry, P01131; (mpgs "_ this In State oi Siege indicated in this pamphlet from the pen of lieiiry Graves, Forester in the Baltic seaport but this move, says the Temps, would not necessarily illtirll' ~ iforest service of the United States. in the mind ag the Am” mg “mga (Special to The Guardian) l<‘lllMld. illnr. ill.-[File colnuizlndvi' of the Allicii troops limi l'lo<:lai'r~' Gunriiinn. 'l‘llc iiitoresl iii the lrainpaign has been oil al steady increase during thi- past. two weeks. :ind the cmidiliiltes sranin uitll a full understanding and i and should not be overlooiill, | "every little bit added to \Yhht` Ytlillllrt makes just a little hit moi“e`.".Add"tn your record eaioli day an'd`hlYU'l; trlle more when tomorrow cornea. Noiillfh good time to can up rour'rri'eh’dn IM. get them to promise you- their sub- scriptions. Call on your friends pen sonally, or. if not conveliientfplione or ir in linkin; om ciisliiii eel ‘ u u L_’ .lv . V ‘ .l ‘- expressing dcteriilinntioii to will one (Quanta you 0I'l`d your “m¥` of tho lo prizes or that you are in the vronl district. Two automobiles, and -the Play(-il, kindly advise ug ng once oo' U37, 0_5 A making one of the strongest appeals' Contestants will miltlirlally Piano to be given as grand prizes arl- can make the correction. (s5'°°'“' '° Tm’ Guardim) _ thai. anything in tho way of prizes me mmpgign dgpgi-i.`me\\’r. w\iii\|"ll;d' DUBLIN ~`““"“l‘ 3"-T“`°“‘>' Sm" mold no 1-species is Alonso This l"i in than- coupons cliiiiied rrontlu I-‘clll prisoners, inoluiliiig` .i. J. .Will`sli. ",m_y glpamymg ln "Thu (hnrdianfi ; pnfp" hy dams mem m mmm” ni ““’“"’°" °f "‘° ‘British H°““”` “f Y°'"` which feels iliac. its i:rr~.1i viponse and 50 ami by pinning your name at mons, escaped today from Muuiii undvrmkmg would lm m.(,pN,.|y |.e,m_ldm”‘ dint” nummr nmhmlur of JW prison’ Tm mc" "M" " mlm N’ . zell und appreciated by the mcli and ‘votes wnmmed in ani; pwuge eu. °l“mb°‘7 "V" the "auf woinoli entered -in the campaign. "'l`h»» (im outside one . Clllarllian" wishes lo lay stress oil itsil U you Me nog gippliod with mir willingness io give any information in I ,,,,.,pu0,, .nisnns or ouie_r_ information “ _ ` ' each and everyone of luv C0ll¢l‘-Sllllllll pertaining to the *oF“9 ‘.5 THE “_]‘al\ FIIER- which will in any way cleur up prob ‘ need of my of this mite ` t6'¢tl'17 TEMPERATURE, lenni that are brought up during ilii.-'Un your eqnpalgn ouoo9l|fttll!` HB4' TIDE, MOON, E'l‘(`. l'r.f